Understanding the relationship between urbanization and vegetation is essential for
sustainable urban development. Over the last few decades, China has experienced rapid …

Rapid urbanization of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) region has undoubtedly led to
changes in the scale, form, and pattern of cities to accommodate the expansion of industry …

Land use activities play an essential role in habitat degradation and restoration. As priority
zones for global habitat conservation, studying the impact of land use activities on habitat …

Ecological management zoning has practical significance in the protection, management,
restoration, and reconstruction of ecosystems. Existing studies have mostly divided …

Urban zones across the world have experienced a massive expansion in recent decades,
affecting food production, carbon storage, and biodiversity, and further threatening the …

Understanding the intricate connections between ecosystem services (ESs) and resident
well-being (RWB) is critical to managing ESs and achieving sustainable development goals …

Abstract In 2019, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly announced the implementation
of the “UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030)” initiative. However …

As an essential tool to evaluate land use sustainability, land use functions (LUFs) have
become a hot topic in the field of land use science for promoting sustainable regional …

The continuous change of global land use and intense human activities lead to the constant
change of landscape ecological risk (LER). The increase of LER will pose a serious threat to …

The World's protected areas (WDPA) have been established for more than 100 years and
serve an essential role in global biodiversity conservation. Assessing the conservation …